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Heritable tick symbionts, like Coxiella-LE, drive ecological specialization but often shift hosts. Many tick species host diverse bacterial communities, suggesting complex interactions shape symbiont evolution.

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  • Microbial Ecology
  • Arthropod Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Obligate, maternally inherited symbionts drive arthropod specialization on limited diets.
  • Ticks harbor Coxiella-LE, an obligate symbiont providing essential nutrients from blood meals.
  • Symbiotic relationships in ticks are crucial for host adaptation and survival.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary stability and diversity of maternally inherited bacterial symbionts in ticks.
  • To determine the prevalence and phylogenetic history of Coxiella-LE and other symbionts in various tick species.
  • To explore the factors shaping symbiont community structure within tick hosts.

Main Methods:

  • Phylogenetic analysis of 81 tick species to examine symbiont codiversification.
  • Screening for maternally inherited bacteria across diverse tick genera.
  • Comparative analysis of symbiont distribution patterns to infer host shifts and replacements.

Main Results:

  • Some Coxiella-LE symbioses exhibit ancient stability and codiversification, particularly in Rhipicephalus ticks.
  • Many Coxiella-LE symbioses are unstable, marked by frequent host shifts and extinctions.
  • At least four novel genera of maternally inherited bacteria may function as alternative obligate symbionts, with some replacing Coxiella-LE.
  • Horizontal transfer is a common mode of symbiont acquisition, leading to diverse symbiont communities within single tick species (up to six unrelated bacteria).

Conclusions:

  • Tick symbiont communities are dynamic, not evolutionarily stable, with frequent acquisitions and replacements.
  • Interactions among coexisting symbionts likely play a significant role in structuring these diverse microbial communities within ticks.
  • The study reveals complex evolutionary dynamics shaping the obligate and facultative symbiont landscape in ticks.